these downpours that are continuing to move on through. right now, near diehl, southern anne arundel, near shadyside and coming into calvert county out of southern prince george's is the cluster of thunder and lightning. that's quickly moving across the bay. wider view showing the rain is tapering off quickly to the west and cloud cover will begin to break up later this morning but not until late morning. we'll be in the low 80s by 10:00. then by noontime a little sunshine breaking out and into the mid 80s. look at your drive time forecast next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11. we are working to find out when the brown family plans to for bobbi kristina brown. the only daughter of the late whitney houston died yesterday. she was 22 years old. singer dionne warwick who is whitney houston's cousin called brown a good girl and said she's in a much better place. back in january, brown was found

unresponsive in the bathtub of her atlanta home. it is unclear how that incident happened. in fredericksburg today, a murder case is going in front of a grand jury. fredericksburg police say that vander briel killed grace mann back in april. police say vander briel and mann were roommates. multiple other roommates that he confessed to the killing. a grand jury in fairfax county will hear from prosecutors about a controversial police shooting. county police officer adam torres shot and killed john geer two years ago. torres claimed that geer appeared to be reaching for a victim. the county paid the family nearly $3 million to settle the civil lawsuit this year. investigators are working to find the murder weapon in a deadly stabbing. the county sheriff's office says a man stabbed a husband and wife at the anna prayer counseling center last night. the husband died.

his wife is in serious condition at the hospital right now. according to sheriff's deputies it happened during prayer services. they say multiple people called 911 yesterday including the suspect in the deputies arrested him. they say he was staying at the center for at least five days. it is not clear if he knew the victims. the sheriff's office has not released his name. today recovery crews will continue to look for the body of doug brown. he and his brother daniel went missing near cove point light station on friday. daniel's body was recovered over the weekend. the brother along with daniel's son jason were swimming when the tide changed friday evening. the three tried to swim against the tide but became overwhelmed. jason was able to make it back to shore. today we expect virginia governor terry mcauliffe to nominate judge jane rauch to the state supreme court. her face may be familiar to some of you. she presided over the most high profile cases that includes the

trial of lee boyd malvo. if you drive in fairfax, virginia, the warning period for the red light camera is now over. the camera is on the eastbound side at plantation parkway. you know how it works by now. they snap a photo of your plate during a violation you will receive a notice in the mail. the city has put up signs to remind you. 6:03. today you will see buses rolling in and out of the silver spring transit center but not because it's finally open. the bus drivers are beginning training today to learn how to navigate the entrances and exits. derrick ward has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, again. well,s we're up on bonn afont street in silver string, but if you were looking at it from colesville road you will see it's elevated. think of it as a big spiraling parking ramp. this is all about getting bus drivers ready to navigate this structure. now, it was actually started

building -- they started to build this back in 2008. it was supposed to be done by late last year but in 2013, they started to find cracks and they realized that the concrete had not been reinforced enough and they were worried about chunks that were falling down once the vibrations from the vehicles on there got started. they found a way to retrofit reinforcements. there was even talk of tearing it down. what we don't have is official opening dates. the last one that we knew about was the end of last year. obviously, that didn't happen. but they still think that they can salvage this and make this the crowning jewel of transportation here in silver spring. the cost of this facility, $140 million. live in silver springs, derrick ward news4. >> thank you. today in honor of the silver lines' first anniversary, you can get a free shuttle ride. the shuttle between dulles international and wiehle-reston station is totally free.

also happening today, metro will hold a transportation summit in tysons corner is. well, today we expect an update on how well montgomery county's new public schools code of conduct is going. the county council's education committee is being briefed at 9:30 this morning. it's led to fewer out of school suspensions. also today we should hear the latest on county plans to cut next year's budget. the council president will also update on plans to pay for the purple line. as a community mourns new questions are being raised about the man accused of opening fire in a crowded louisiana theater. the questions being raised about the gun purchase. and a dramatic rescue seen from the view of the firefighter. the efforts to save one family's pets caught in the house fire. breaking news on the roads. several different crashes. one brand-new accident. 95 southbound at quantico. details on these other problems including one here in the

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california. four firefighters hurt battling some fast moving flames in northern california. we are told one of the victims is in serious condition and right now, that fire in the sierra nevada foothills is only 15% contained. at least 40 homes are under a mandatory evacuation but up to 200 homes are considered at risk. firefighters are concerned the wind will shift today and drive those flames back south. if that is the case hundreds more homes could be threatened. firefighters rescued a dog in fairfax county from a burning home. take a look at this scene here. firefighters say they saved the dog from this fire at a house in west springfield on carly parkway. it caught fire last week.

you can see they saved a very appreciative dog when they responded to the scene. now this is all video that came from the firefighter's camera. which was mounted on the gear on the helmet part. they saved this dog and they rescued two dogs. one though did die the next day. a third dog died in the fire. the house was a total loss. coming up on 11 after 6:00. i want to get you caught up on the forecast. we both came in with umbrellas. raining a little bit when we came in. >> yeah. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we're having some rain. >> there's a live tower camera looking off to the east. the cloud cover is breaking up but it's raining south and east of the metro area. the rain is beginning to taper off in prince george's county. getting some moderate downpours thunder and lightning. southern anne arundel right near diehl and into northern calvert county. that's moving right across the bay and that's going to be heading to easton and cambridge

where they're getting some showers and thunder and lightning right there. general trend is temporarily drying out but later on today we'll get some more later on this afternoon. some roads, upper 70s and 80s. here comes the heat wave, an update on that at 6:21. melissa, what's going on now? >> a lot going on. a lot of different crashes. we have been tweeting about it. brand new crash outer loop at wisconsin. two lanes are blocked there. 95 south at quantico, an accident is slowing things southbound and northbound here. 40 miles an hour. 295 south at east capitol, that crash is still is there. north quantico to the beltway, a few minutes behind. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. the number of lion sightings in milwaukee on the rise now. the new developments that's adding to the community's concerns this morning. but first a developing story

in afghanistan right now after a wedding there is interrupted by gun fire. what we're learning sparked the violence when we go to the live desk next.

iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

angie goff here with this developing story out of afghanistan where a gunfight breaks out at a wedding. killing 21 people. many others were hurt. now, this happened in an area where the taliban insurgency

continues to spread. police saying that this all started after a relative was assassinated at the event. and then the two sides began fighting. now, eun we'll keep an eye on this story as we get word of another attack just north of where this happened. >> all right angie thank you. 6:15. louisiana's governor now says that the man who killed two people at a movie theater there should never have had a gun. john houser killed two people and shot nine others last week. he had a history of mental illness. however, the gun he bought, he bought legally last year. bobby jindal is calling for states to get tougher on gun laws now. houser's brother spoke to nbc. >> you know, when you're dealing with mental illness which we have been dealing with with for a long time, you know, there's no clear answer. >> rem houser said his brother was going through a divorce, however there was never a reason to believe that houser would kill anyone. today, the victim of another

mass shooting will be laid to rest. marine corps gunnery sergeant sullivan was killed earlier this month. sullivan will be laid to rest in massachusetts near his hometown. you're looking at his wake there yesterday which hundreds of people attended. this morning investigators are trying to figure out what led to a fatal boat crash in the waters near baltimore. the boat slammed into a concrete object of some sort just about 50 yards from the key bridge which takes the baltimore beltway over the river. two women were killed. sixth others were injured. that happened about 3:00 yesterday. investigators in st. mare's county are looking for alan rangel. he is accused of shooting and killed cody lacey on saturday. the deputies already arrested burks-jeffrey and braithwaite. they're accused of being accomplices in this murder.

right now, we're working to find out the condition of two men who were shot in hyattsville. prince george's county police said someone shot the men on hubbard road yesterday. one of the men had life threatening injuries. however, we have not receive an update from the police in 24 hours. firefighters in prince george's county are trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a vacant house. look at some pictures posted on twitter. as you can see it's pretty intense there. that fire started yesterday morning at a home along walters place. this is in district heights. took about an hour for crews to bring the flames under control. that house is a foreclosure and has been on the auction block since march. a man is free on bond this morning after being arrested for leaving a baby locked inside a hot car for at least 20 minutes. this happened on saturday on north market street in frederick, maryland. the baby was covered in sweat and was who at to the touch when firefighters opened the car. the car's ignition was off and the baby's guardian, 44-year-old

ismaila blay is charged with child neglect and confining an unattended child. there's now a memorial outside of a bloomingdale restaurant as neighbors mourn the loss of one of the owners. doug brown was co-owner of costa brava on first street. people are stopping by to leave candles and flowers. neighbors say it was the pride of his life. one neighborhood leader said brown had a warm spirit and high energy. right now, president obama is in ethiopia meeting with that country's prime minister. the two are discussing a number of issues including counterterrorism, human rights and regional security issues. president obama is the first sitting american president to visit the east africa nation. later on he will convene a meeting on the crisis in south sudan. ethiopia is the final country the president will visit. today the boy scouts are expected to make a major change. they're voting on a proposal to allow gay men to become scout leaders. they'll vote to bar

discrimination based on sexual orientation. the organization lifted its ban on gay youth in 2013. milwaukee police on lion alert. over the weekend there were several reports of a lion -- lion sightings in the suburbs. people having a cookout said they spotted a lion and its cub walking around. last week, a woman caught on camera a lion walking around the neighborhood. police have been patrolling the area with tranquilizer guns at the ready. but the local zoo said it's not one of theirs so possibly it's a wild mountain lion or it could be somebody's pet. it is legal to own an exotic animal in wisconsin. so maybe -- >> i'm going it on a limb, a lion wouldn't make a great pet. hard to take care of. >> cute when it's this size. when it's -- you know? >> i can't imagine. they get hungry a lot. >> and they will eat whatever is around to eat.

the police did see the lion themselves. they were chasing it for a little while. didn't catch it. good luck. >> yeah. 6:20 your time right now. we have watched things calm down a bit this morning. we had thundershowers earlier. >> let's check in with tom kierein. good morning, tom. >> yeah, about an hour we had a thundershower come through the metro area and now it's crossing the bay. the storm team 4 radar showing that the bulk of the downpours now just now exiting anne arundel and calvert counties. the area in yellow and orange where it's coming down hard, that's moving over to cambridge and the eastern shore. behind that we are beginning to see things dry out temporarily. this photo just taken a few minutes ago near charleston, west virginia, the clouds breaking up there. a little bit of ground fog. patricia sherwood posted that on my twitter page. you can post yours on instagram as well and facebook. temperatures right now in the low to mid 70s. most of the region it is a steamy morning. a lot of humidity hanging in the air. later today, partly sunny, into the upper 80s during the afternoon. we might get a few passing thundershowers for your

afternoon commute and into the evening hours. likely not severe some downpours with some thunder and lightning. then on tuesday, hazy hot and humid. here comes the heat wave. highs in the low 90s. hot and humid, hazy sunshine on wednesday. another hot and humid day thursday too. again, into the mid 90s. next chance of storms after today looks to be thursday afternoon. might get some thundershowers coming through. after that, a little less humid as we get into friday and the weekend. storm team 4 seven day outlook highs friday low 90s. partly cloudy both days. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the updated forecast for the afternoon. new timing on that at 6:31. melissa, we had some accidents. what's going on now? >> we have had some problems. still slow at the top of the beltway. doesn't look really nasty here in this one camera. beltway approaching 270 there on the outer loop. but we know we have about a

2 1/2 to 3 mile backup at this point this morning. in -- crash here outer -- new crash here at the outer loop wisconsin avenue, all the yellow approaching that area this morning. 95 south at quantico, still have that crash. seeing slowdowns there southbound. northbound here okay. until you hit the dale city. northbound at dale city. 295 southbound at 50, a lot of red here this morning. jammed coming in. we have a couple of different crashes we're dealing with there on 295. and slow through the hyattstown and germantown area. nothing happening there. that's good. 66 inbound about 45 miles per hour. overall, prince george's county no major issues. back in ten minutes. a possible serial killer may have died at the hands of a potential victim. police say a sex worker shot 45-year-old neal falls in self-defense at a home in charleston, west virginia earlier this month. the two met online and investigators believe falls may be responsible for other prostitute deaths in nevada and

ohio. an investigative team from ohio is on its way to charleston no look into the possible connections. today, vice president biden will make a big announcement. the vice president along with andrew cuomo expected to announce upgrades to new york city airports. last year biden said visiting laguardia airport felt like walking through a third world country. the las vegas hotel pool deck that caught fire over the weekend is already back open. you can look at some cell phone video of the fire at the cosmopolitan hotel. a bar on the deck and some guest rooms are still closed. two people suffered from smoke inhalation. both are expected to make full recoveries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. a number of high schoolers are trying e-cigarettes. one-fourth said they tried them. nearly 10% admitted to using

them regularly. it is double the numbers of teens who smoke traditional cigarettes. half of the teens don't think that e-cigarettes pose a health risk. some "news4 your health" that will have a lot of you moms out there nodding. a new study shows some moms are receiving information that may not be the same as they get from their doctors. this was a survey of a thousand new moms. the moms say they didn't hear enough about important topics like pacifier use and the safest sleep positions for the babies. that 25% said that they heard stuff from the media and about vaccines that was different from what their doctors said. well, the next story is pretty incredible. a 600-pound man is biking across america to lose some weight and get his life back on track. eric heist started the journey last month in massachusetts. he has a trailer attached to the bike that carries all of his essentials including the tent he uses to sleep in every night. now, the indiana man hit a bump in the road last week when both

rims of his bike bent. fortunately, a bike shop in new port, rhode island, gave him a new bike. he says that so far, he's lost about 60 pounds on this bike ride. >> so he's saying he hopes to lose an additional 200 pounds by the time he reaches pasadena california, by the end of the year. that is a huge undertaking. good luck. >> best of luck. neil armstrong's space suit goal was reached within a matter of days. smithsonian hopes to save another piece of space history. a couple of different crashes around town. top of the beltway, details ahead. plus a warning you'll want to hear before you head out for the morning jog. the man sheriff's deputies want you to be on

right now a warning for joggers about a man jumping out

on trails around loudoun county. what sheriffs deputies want you to know this morning. but first we are tracking some storms at this hour. a line of thunderstorms that are moving out of the area. but you can expect more storms on the horizon. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with your hour by hour storm timing. >> yeah, here's the wider view showing that the thundershowers are near cambridge and easton, now continuing to track east. a few lingering light showers in calvert and st. mary's. the northern neck getting some moderate downpours and those are continuing to track off to the east. and through the rest of the morning they'll be dissipating. hour by hour, by 11:00 or so noontime, sunshine breaking out. then by 2:00 showers in the is central shenandoah valley and coming farther north closer to the metro area around 4:00, a few scattered thunderstorms around 4:00 or 6:00 p.m. after that they'll begin to they do move on through after

7:00. things will begin to dry out in the metro area. and then the storm system will continue to pull away as we get into the afternoon hours. a heat wave is coming next several days. we have had several accidents this morning. a problem on the beltway now? >> problem on the beltway. outer loop at wisconsin, two lanes blocked there. 295 southbound near route 50, also have that crash. a bit of red as you approach 50 on 295. 66 into town, just fine. 95 same thing there in virginia. not bad. beltway at st. barnabas fine. top of the beltway, not terrible right now. b.w. parkway, 95 and 29 everything nice and green until you hit the beltway. >> thanks, melissa. if you live in loudoun county, deputies are warning you to be on alert if you go outside. a man has been exposing himself in ashburn. we have news4's kristin wright live with what to do if you're around that when that happens. >> reporter: good morning. yeah. there's concern right in this area here. because five people now have

seen this man -- five people have seen him wandering around the area with no clothes on. we are in ashburn farm parkway and golden meadow circle. a little trail you can see the guy jogging. that's one of the spots where people have seen this man. you now. it shows all of the locations. ashburn farm parkway and golden meadows circle is one of them. that's where we are. a -- claiborne parkway is another one. most recently, kay road and ashburn road and louisa drive. the man was seen walking -- that was around 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. he was seen walking with no clothes on. so the sheriff's office says this is what you should do when you're out particularly jogging or biking. let someone know where you're going. also -- these are just you

know, steps you learn a long time ago, but remember, let someone know where you're going. and tell someone when you're coming back. carry your phone. even if you're out jogging, it's heavy, you don't want to carry the phone. also avoid trails when it is dark, whether early in the morning or late at night. it's important to note that this man has not made any threats that police is aware of at any anyone or had any physical contact with anyone. back to you. >> kristin, thank you. 6:32 right now. in the day ahead t man accused of hitting and killing a woman on suitland park will be in court. police say that tamekka pard low early died after she was ran over this month. paris was driving 40 miles over the speed limit and had an open container of alcohol in the car. he's charged with second degree

murder and dui and leaving the scene of a crash. a howard county woman in the hospital. a truck into her apartment. it hit her once it got inside. howard county police put out the photos of the scene in elkridge. they say that mynor monterroso was trying to back out of a space when he hit a pole. he then drove through a sliding glass door and hit marilyn schmeits' apartment. that's according to police. officers arrested monterroso and charged him with driving without a license, negligence driving and failure to control the car. this morning the search continues for two florida teenagers who are missing at sea. 14-year-old austin stephanos and perry cohen were last seen buying fuel before going fishing on friday. search crews found their boat capsized 67 miles off the coast yesterday. the coast guard is tweeting this morning that the search area now covers 26,000 square nautical miles. today senators will be back on the floor to deal with the must pass highway funding bill in a rare weekend session yesterday, lawmakers fought it

out over the federal export/import bank. that led to some rebuking texas senator and presidential candidate ted cruz. last week, he accused mitch mcconnell of lying about the vote. conservatives strongly oppose the bank calling it corporate welfare. donald trump's brash style does not seem to be slowing his surge in the polls in early voting states. in a brand-new nbc news/maris poll, he is leading the field in new hampshire. he's in second in iowa behind wisconsin's governor scott walker. in the democratic race hillary clinton continues to lead. right now, fairfax county police are looking for the person who vandalized dozens of cars. a viewer tinned us off -- tipped us off to the city in centreville. about 30 vehicles were spray painted with graffiti saturday night. we talked to one owner who woke up for church yesterday morning and found writing all over his car. >> i noticed that there were some spray paint on my minivan. so i decided to take a walk and see if the other vehicles are vandalized and sure enough i saw this one and that minivan right

there which has a lot more. >> last weekend, seven cars and trucks were set on fire. another fairfax county neighborhood. police did make a few arrests in that case. detectives say it's not clear right now whether the two cases are connected. if you live in fairfax county, police are again warning do not leave your car unlocked. last sunday and monday police responded to more than two dozen car break-ins. thieves took items from unlocked cars near huntsman boulevard and if you live nearby and you have surveillance cameras check for any unusual activity. also don't leave stuff in your trunk. well, the smithsonian is over the moon that they needed only five days to complete their first kickstarter campaign to preserve the space suit. smithsonian hopes to restore it full display by 2019. because the online campaign continues through august 19th, museum officials have upped the

goal to $700,000. they'll use that extra money to preserve alan shepherd's suit. bump it up to $1 million we can go back to the moon. let's go all the way. shepard made history as the first american in space. and a developing story this morning that impacts thousands of drivers across the country. a record settlement between the government and fiat chrysler. why that settlement may enable you to give back your car. not the kind of landing you want to be part of. the nerve-racking moments as severe weather put the pilot's skills to the test. yikes. the skies are starting to clear and what you can expect as you walk to catch metro with your walk to work fo

you're watching "news4 today." >> today leaders from the united states olympic committee are meeting with the governor of massachusetts. they want to find out whether he supports a boston olympic bid. right now, boston is the committee's chosen city to host the games in 2024. but that could change if the governor isn't on board. however, he said he won't give his thoughts until he hears from an independent panel next month. got to look at this, this is in theeth inner and lands. here you go winds blowing at 70 miles an hour. look at that. rocking back and forth. i would hate to be on that plane. just before it touches down looks like the pilots are totally out of control here. they land saitfely, but it was a terrifying few moments. >> it's scary watching it from this side of the plane. imagine being on board that flight. whoa.

>> you can hear that wind on the microphone. >> the pilot landed that plane safely. >> got it in there. 6:41 your time right now. i want to get you caught up on the weather and traffic on the 1s. right here in our front yard. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein what we can expect in the day ahead. >> good morning. we are drying out in the wake of the thunderstorms that came through. now they're headed to salisbury and exiting the northern neck. walking to the metro and for the bus stop drying walkways. in the 70s. headed back home, some passing showers and thunderstorms. temperatures in the upper 80s. see how long the next heat wave may last, next weathe traffic on the 1s at 6:51. we have had problems on the beltway. what's going on now melissa? >> problems all over the place. brand-new water main break this is westbound king street closed at park center drive this morning. also traffic lights out colesville road and east west highway in silver spring. that popped up.

395 at seminary road a crash is slowing things down as well. as far as travel times go, 95 north not bad. 66 inbound looking pretty good. 270 south a couple of minutes behind. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. new developments involving that troubled silver spring transit center. the step in the day ahead that moves the facility closer to opening for commuters. but first a developing situation out of cleveland after an altercation between police and protesters is caught on camera. you can see the officer pepper spraying the crowd. what the department is saying about his actions when we go to the live d

right now criticism for the cleveland police department after this incident is caught on camera and an officer is pepper spraying a crowd of protesters. what the department saying at this time. but first a check of the weather and traffic. >> good morning. we have showers that are exiting stage right. curtain going down on some more morning rain but afternoon storms are possible. melissa? >> right now we are jammed, 395 northbound near seminary because of an accident there. a 4 1/2 backup approaching seminary.

295 south near 50 a lane is blocked and king street closed because of a water main break. i'm angie goff here at the live desk with new video out of cleveland showing transit police pepper spraying a crowd. take a look. yeah, you can see the officer in spraying the people who are all linked together. you can hear the screams. this was at a black lives matter conference that had just wrapped up. police said they reacted to the crowd that tried to block them in their police car from taking an intoxicated teen to police headquarters. more to come out of this as this investigation is under investigation right now. >> thank you. we just learned an autopsy will be needed to evaluate what led to the death of bobbi kristina brown, the daughter of singer whitney houston. she died yesterday. she was 22 years old. singer dionne warwick who is

whitney's cousin said she is a good girl and she's in a much better place. back in january bobbi kristina was found unresponsive in the bathtub of her atlanta home. a murder case in fredericksburg headed to the grand jury today. steven vander briel is charged with killing grace mann. she was a student at the university of mary washington when this happened and police say she and vander briel were roommates at the time. also a grand jury will hear about a controversial police shooting. the jury will decide whether to charge officer john torres for shooting and killing john geer two years ago. he said it appeared he was reaching for a weapon however other officers deny that's what up had. the county paid geer's family $3 million to settle a civil lawsuit earlier this year. investigators in frederick county, maryland, working to

find the murder weapon in a deadly stabbing. a man stabbed a husband and wife in frederick last night. the husband died. his wife is in serious condition at the hospital right now. according to sheriff's deputies it happened during prayer services. they say multiple people called 911 yesterday including the suspect in this case. deputies arrested him. they say he was staying at that center for at least five days. it is not clear if he knew the victims. the sheriff's office has not released his name. it is a family tragedy, two brothers died during a swim in calvert county and recovery crews will continue looking for doug brown. he and his brother daniel went missing on friday. daniel's body was recovered over the weekend. the brother along with daniel's son jason were swimming off cove point when the tide changed. the three tried to swim against the tide but became overwhelmed. >> and the tide pulled us out a bit. we have to go back in. we started to swim back in and

we weren't making it because we were swimming in place. i was there with my dad. and you know he -- he just told me that he loved me and to go ahead. >> jason made it back to shore and alerted family members. daniel brown's former father-in-law also died in the bay when his ship sank in 1993. crews will continue looking today for doug brown's body. 6:49. right now today you will see buses rolling in and out of the silver spring transit center. not because it's open. they're navigating the entrances and exits today. derrick ward has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, again. well, you know, this is officially the paul s. sarbanes, he had been only out of office for one year when this started. this was back in 2008. that's when they broke ground on this $140 million center, but in 2013 they found flaws in the

concrete. they figured at some point they were going to tear it down and rebuild it. but they were able to retroactively fit rebar and cables in there to reinforce the concrete. they were worried about concrete falling down once the heavy buses started rumbling in. that work is complete and today they're going to let ride on drivers and metrobus drivers, no passengers, just the drivers drive through here and get used to the twists and turns. they will train others on how it will work. when will it open? we don't know yet. live in silver spring, derrick ward news4. today we expect terry mcauliffe to nominate judge jane roush to the state supreme court. her no nonsense face may be familiar to some of you. she presided over the most high profile cases that includes the trial of sniper lee boyd malvo. right now she's the judge in the charles severance trial. and what could impact the

car you drive. fiat chrysler said it will pay a record settlement because of how it handles potential safety problems. cnbc's morgan brennan has more on the settlement and how it could get you a new car. good morning. >> good morning. so fiat chrysler agreed to the record breaking $105 million settlement after the investigation into the recall practices. the national highway traffic safety administration found that the automaker failed to complete 23 safety recalls covering 11 million vehicles. it includes the $70 million cash penalty and an agreement to spend at least $20 million on new -- on meeting new requirements and a buy back of half a million vehicles. back over to you. >> thank you. 6:51. tom is here with us this morning. things are clearing up a bit? >> yeah, after an early wake-up call courtesy of thunder and lightning that came through around 5:00, 5:30 this morning. now that's crossing to the bay, where you see the yellows and

oranges. raining pretty hard over there. almost tropical like downpours there. but they're moving off to the east and exiting the metro area. we have wet pavement. there may be ponding of water in prince george's county. parts of charles county where some of the heavier downpours came through. a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. now getting some breaks in the cloud cover, but mostly cloudy and quite humid. temperatures are near 70. north and west of washington, closer to the beltway and inside the beltway we're in the mid and upper 70s. low to mid 70s around the bay. have the umbrella handy for later on today as we may get some more afternoon thundershowers. the sun may break out so you need the sunblock and sunglasses. look at this butterfly convention. this is in shenandoah national park. this photo was posted on my facebook page by melanie mcauliffe. post yours also on twitter and instagram. i love seeing your photos. later this morning in the 70s. still by 8:00 and jumping into the 80s at noon.

partly sunny in the afternoon. warm and humid, the upper 80s around 3:00 and 4:00. that's when we may see some thunderstorms coming through, generally between 4:00 and 6:00. likely not severe. here comes the heat wave and here's how long it may last. from tuesday all the way into the weekend. each day highs in the 90s. quite humid through thursday. thursday afternoon and evening might get some thunderstorms and still hot friday, saturday and sunday. now melissa what's happening on the roads? >> just some slowdowns right now, 395 northbound at seminary road. a four mile backup because of an earlier crash. westbound king street is shut down at park center drive because of a water main break there. 295 south near 50, the right lane blocked. traffic lights out at colesville and east west highway. going to get backed up there at that intersection. wide look at the beltway inner and outer loop rolling okay. 66, 40 miles in. 95 northbound getting slow as

you approach 395. overall prince george's county looking pretty good here. top of the beltway, no major issues here. 270 at montrose starting to slow as well. aaron? >> all right, thank you. now to a developing story in california. four firefighters were hurt battling a fast moving wildfire in northern california. we are told one of the victims is in serious condition. right now that fire in the sierra nevada foothills is only 15% contained. at least 40 homes under a mandatory evacuation, but up to 200 homes are considered at risk. right now gas prices are at a whopping 76 cents lower than they were this time last year. the national average is $2.82 a gallon. in d.c., a gallon will run you about $2.88. in maryland, a gallon is $2.73. and virginia, the average is about $2.50 a gallon. in west virginia, drivers pay $2.69. prices could fall even lower in

the coming weeks. 6:55. if you drive in fairfax, virginia, the warning period for the new red light camera is over. look at the map. the camera is on the eastbound side of plantation way. if they snap a photo of your plate during a violation you will receive a notice in the mail. the city has put up signs to remind you. today in honor of the silver line's first anniversary you get a free shuttle ride. it's totally free between dulles and wiehle-reston station. metro is going to hold the transportation summit many tie subpoena sons corner. they will talk about how it's helping to ease traffic. we expect an update on how well the code of conduct is going in montgomery county. the new code has led to fewer out of school suspensions. also today we should hear the latest on county plans for

budgets next year. council president is meeting with reporters at noon and we expect updates on the purple line as well today. 6:56 your time now. 4 things to know on this monday morning. bus drivers be begin turns at the exit and entrances to silver spring transit center. it is expected to open later on this year. no today a grand jury is hearing a murder case in fredericksburg. vander briel is accused of killing his roommate grace mann, three months ago. search efforts continue for two florida 14-year-olds lost at sea. they were last seen buying fuel before going fishing on friday. their capsized boat was found yesterday. in ashburn, sheriff's deputies are warning you to stay alert. they say a man has exposed himself to strangers several different times in the last three months. showers exiting southern maryland and showers on the eastern shore. temperatures will be jumping into the 80s by noontime, headed back home maybe some passing

thundershowers. melissa? >> a bit slow at seminary road. a four mile backup because of the earlier accident. and king street is shut down at park center drive. thank you. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. see you in 25 minutes. hope to see you then. have a great day. >> make it a great monday,

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